Charles H. Baldwin (admiral)
Rear Admiral Charles Henry Baldwin | |
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Born | New York City | September 3, 1822
Died | November 17, 1888 | (aged 66)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Navy Union Navy |
Years of service | 1839–1854, 1861–1888 |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars |
Charles Henry Baldwin (September 3, 1822 – November 17, 1888) was an officer in the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
Biography
Born in
He served through the Mexican–American War on the frigate Congress in the Pacific Squadron, serving on operations around Mazatlán, during the time that it was occupied by U.S. naval forces between November 1847 to June 1848.[2] He received his commission as lieutenant in November 1853,[1] but left the Navy on February 28, 1854.[2]
Baldwin re-entered the naval service in 1861, on the outbreak of the
Baldwin was promoted to
He was then assigned to ordnance duty, serving at the
In early 1883 Baldwin was promoted to rear admiral, and assumed command of the European Squadron on 10 March. He then sailed to Kronstadt in his flagship Lancaster, and on 27 May he and his staff attended the coronation of Tsar Alexander III in Moscow.[5]
Personal life
Charles Henry Baldwin was married to a Caroline Permelia Tolfree (1835–1873), by whom he had two children: Charles Adolphe Baldwin (1861–1934) and Florence Baldwin (1859–1918). In 1875, Baldwin married Mary H. Morgan (died 1924). His daughter Florence married Edward Parker Deacon in 1879. Their eldest daughter, Gladys Marie Deacon, married Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill (1871–1934), the 9th Duke of Marlborough in 1921 who then became the Duchess of Marlborough.
See also
- Charles H. Baldwin House, his summer house in Newport, Rhode Island
References
- ^ a b c Baldwin, C.C. (1889). "The Baldwin Genealogy Supplement" (PDF). archive.org. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Hamersly, Lewis Randolph (1870). "The records of living officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps: with a history of naval operations during the rebellion of 1861-5, and a list of the ships and officers participating in the great battles". archive.org. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "USS Clifton". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "USS Vanderbilt". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 2004. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "USS Lancaster". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 2004. Retrieved March 17, 2012.